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Protocol for the processing of bloody cervical specimens: Glacial acetic acid and the Thinprep® Pap test™
Author(s) -
Haack Lori A.,
O'Brien Derek,
Selvaggi Suzanne M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20437
Subject(s) - bloody , medicine , protocol (science) , pap test , bethesda system , cytology , gynecology , papanicolaou test , surgery , cervical cancer , pathology , cervical cancer screening , papanicolaou stain , cancer , alternative medicine
Since the utilization of the ThinPrep® Pap Test™ in clinical practice, laboratories have strived to optimize cellular yields from cervicovaginal samples. Bloody specimens that often hamper cytologic interpretation and/or render a specimen unsatisfactory for diagnosis on conventional smears also affect ThinPrep preparations. Currently, there is no uniformly utilized method for the processing of bloody cervical specimens sent for analysis by the ThinPrep method. The purpose of this study is to present the protocol utilized by the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2006;34:210–213. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.